Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tony Hawk

by Todd Friedman | May 30, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Console/Handheld

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tony Hawk who currently is displayed on card number 3522, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  There is no talk about skateboarding without mentioning the name Tony Hawk. His popularity in skateboarding was as big as any...

Operation Steel Rain – This WIP mech platformer for the Amiga looks rather cool (+DEMO) [update]

by Indie Retro News | May 25, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even though it’s still Jan, already we’ve had so many Amiga game news stories, that at times I could hardly keep up! Games such as Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja, Castlevania AGA, Tracker Hero and WIZONK are just some of the ones I’ve featured already....

Walter Day’s Gaming Superstars: Volume Two – by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | May 16, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, ESports

WALTER DAY’S GAMING SUPERSTARS: VOLUME TWO On Sale! Paperback NOW Available! For a limited time, Volume two of the Walter Day Gaming Superstars hardcover book will be the low price of $25.68. The newly released paperback is being sold for $17.99 To Order Book...

S.C.I.O.N – SausageWareGames is set to release another great ZX Spectrum game via BitmapSoft

by Indie Retro News | May 16, 2025 | 1980s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indy Tools By Platform

It felt like it was only just yesterday, that I spoke about SausageWareGames awesome reimagining of Knightmare for the ZX Spectrum.  A much deserved and more enjoyable Knightmare game, which in itself is based around a kids TV show from the 1980’s. Well this...

Street Fighter II 128K – The REAL CPC Edition shown off in this gameplay footage [2021 UPDATE]

by Indie Retro News | May 13, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Indy Tools By Platform

This year has just been fantastic for the Amstrad CPC with a ton of Amstrad homebrew games to spoil us, but even though we had the incredible Amiga to Amstrad port of Pinball Dreams, we haven’t finished with the Amstrad yet. Now you may remember our big...

Dating Bubble Bobble in the South Korean Arcade

by William Schwartz | May 12, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Gaming

  For about as long as I can remember, the arcade has always been coded as a highly masculine experience. The games there are aggressive. Violent. If it’s not Street Fighters pounding each other to submission, you’ve still got a lone hero and maybe a...